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throw oneself at

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throw oneself at someone

 and fling oneself at someone

Fig. to give oneself willingly to someone else for romance. I guess that Mary really likes John. She practically threw herself at him when he came into the room. Everyone could see by the way Tom flung himself at Jane that he was going to ask her for a date.

See also: throw

throw oneself at

Also, throw oneself at someone's head. Try to attract someone's interest, attention, or love, as in He always had women throwing themselves at his head. [Late 1700s]

See also: throw

throw oneself at

To make efforts to attract the interest or affection of (another).

See also: throw